{"id":3182,"date":"2016-04-02T21:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2016-04-02T21:09:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T21:09:22","slug":"jails-regularly-charge-inmates-for-food-basic-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/occupythecourts\/?p=3182","title":{"rendered":"Jails regularly charge inmates for food, basic services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/324196-inmates-pay-fees-incarceration\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.12\/article\/565e017dc46188e16b8b45d0.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/324196-inmates-pay-fees-incarceration\/\\'&gt;\\'Pay-to-stay\\': Jails regularly charge inmates for food, basic services&lt;\/a&gt;A 1982 state law allows Illinois corrections officials to sue inmates for their periods of incarceration, but the practice was rarely used until recently. Since 2010, Illinois has sued 31 former inmates or parolees, with 11 suits occurring in the first 10 months of 2015, according to the Chicago Tribune.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F324196-inmates-pay-fees-incarceration%2F\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.rt.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;RT International&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.12\/article\/565e017dc46188e16b8b45d0.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/324196-inmates-pay-fees-incarceration\/'>&#8216;Pay-to-stay&#8217;: Jails regularly charge inmates for food, basic services<\/a>A 1982 state law allows Illinois corrections officials to sue inmates for their periods of incarceration, but the practice was rarely used until recently. Since 2010, Illinois has sued 31 former inmates or parolees, with 11 suits occurring in the first 10 months of 2015, according to the Chicago Tribune.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F324196-inmates-pay-fees-incarceration%2F\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">RT International<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Pay-to-stay&#8217;: Jails regularly charge inmates for food, basic servicesA 1982 state law allows Illinois corrections officials to sue inmates for their periods of incarceration, but the practice was rarely used until recently. 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